Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 010810
CLMEAU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
310 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2013
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...THE EAU CLAIRE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT APRIL 2013 EAU AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 46.7 57.7 -11.0 COOLER 2 COLD
AVERAGE MIN 29.6 34.2 -4.6 COOLER 10 COLD
MONTH MEAN 38.2 46.0 -7.8 COOLER 2 COLD
DAILY MAX 81 APR-30-2013
DAILY MIN 12 APR-03-2013
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 801 576 225 COOLER 2 COLD
TOTAL SEASON 7929 7640 289 COOLER 52 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 3 4 -1 COOLER NEAR NORM
TOTAL ANNUAL 3 4 -1 COOLER NEAR NORM
PCP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 5.38 2.75 2.63 WETTER 9 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 10.77 6.18 4.59 WETTER 5 WET
DAILY MAX 1.28 APR-14-2013
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 8.8 1.9 6.9 SNOWIER 9 WET
SEASON TOTAL 75.0 46.8 28.2 SNOWIER 5 WET
DAILY MAX 2.7 APR-10-2013
MAX DEPTH 7 APR-01-2013
APRIL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME APRIL EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
APRIL MAX 68.3 1915 10.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
APRIL MAX 43.6 1950 -14.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
APRIL MIN 42.6 1915 8.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
APRIL MIN 26.8 1950 -7.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
APRIL MEAN 55.5 1915 9.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
APRIL MEAN 35.2 1950 -10.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
APRIL HDD 312 1915 -264 WARMEST 1 WARM
APRIL HDD 889 1950 313 COLDEST 1 COLD
APRIL CDD 9 1991 5 WARMEST 1 WARM
APRIL CDD 0 2011 -4 COLDEST 1 COLD
APRIL PCP 6.35 1896 3.60 WETTEST 1 WET
APRIL PCP 0.51 1905 -2.24 DRIEST 1 DRY
APRIL SNOW 31.1 1928 29.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
APRIL SNOW 0.0 2006 -1.9 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 8.6 12.1 -3.5
PEAK WIND GUST 39 MPH EAST APR-11-2013
FASTEST 2-MINUTE 29 MPH EAST APR-11-2013
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
APR 56 0 5.4 0.0 72 0
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
APR 88 0 1.5 0.0 20 0
SUNSHINE
SEASON MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
FMA 266 0 4.4 0.0 60 0
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 19
2=FOG DENSE 0.4 2
3=THUNDER 2.6 1
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 2
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 3
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 1 1 1 COOLER
>=50 6 22 -16 COOLER
>=60 5 13 -8 COOLER
>=70 5 6 -1 COOLER
>=80 1 1 0 COOLER
>=90 0 0 0 COOLER
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 21 13 8 COOLER
<= 20 5 2 3 COOLER
<= 10 0 0 0 WARMER
<= 0 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= -10 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 50 2 3 -1 COOLER
PCP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
PCP ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 5 4 1 WETTER
>= 0.01 17 11 6 WETTER
>= 0.10 12 6 6 WETTER
>= 0.25 8 3 5 WETTER
>= 0.50 4 2 2 WETTER
>= 1.00 1 1 1 WETTER
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
SNOW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 2 1 1.3 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 10 2 8.1 SNOWIER
>= 1.0 4 1 3.3 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 1 0 0.6 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 1 0 0.7 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 0 0 -0.2 DRIER
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
COLD MAX 1
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 0
PRECIP 0
SNOW 2
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
SNOW NEW-> 2.7 APR-09-2013 OLD-> 2.0 1913
SNOW NEW-> 0.3 APR-18-2013 OLD-> TRACE1918
COLD MAX NEW-> 36 APR-19-2013 OLD-> 37 1953
3-MONTH DATA FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL (FMA)
FMA 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
FMA-13 MAX 35.3 42.6 -7.3 COOLER 6 COLD
FMA-13 MIN 17.9 21.9 -4.0 COOLER 33 COLD
FMA-13 MEAN 26.6 32.3 -5.7 COOLER 15 COLD
FMA-13 HDD 3386 2896 490 COOLER 16 COLD
FMA-13 CDD 3 4 -1 COOLER NEAR NORM
FMA-13 PRECIP 9.69 5.29 4.40 WETTER 2 WET
FMA-13 SNOW 47.9 17.8 30.1 SNOWIER 2 WET
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME FMA EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
FEB-MAR-APR MAX 50.7 1987 8.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEB-MAR-APR MAX 32.5 1936 -10.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEB-MAR-APR MIN 30.5 2012 8.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEB-MAR-APR MIN 12.9 1923 -9.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEB-MAR-APR MEAN 40.4 2012 8.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEB-MAR-APR MEAN 23.3 1950 -9.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEB-MAR-APR HDD 2181 2012 -715 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEB-MAR-APR HDD 3706 1936 810 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEB-MAR-APR CDD 36 1915 32 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEB-MAR-APR CDD 0 2011 -4 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEB-MAR-APR PCP 10.45 1938 5.16 WETTEST 1 WET
FEB-MAR-APR PCP 1.56 1987 -3.73 DRIEST 1 DRY
FEB-MAR-APR SNOW 55.5 1893 37.7 SNOWIEST 1 WET
FEB-MAR-APR SNOW 1.9 1947 -15.9 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-APR 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-APR-13 MAX 32.7 37.8 -5.1 COOLER 16 COLD
JAN-APR-13 MIN 15.1 17.8 -2.7 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-APR-13 MEAN 23.9 27.8 -3.9 COOLER 32 COLD
JAN-APR-13 HDD-ANN 4902 4464 438 COOLER 32 COLD
JUL-APR-13 HDD-SEA 7929 7640 289 COOLER 52 WARM
JAN-APR-13 CDD 3 4 -1 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-APR-13 PRECIP 10.77 6.18 4.59 WETTER 5 WET
JAN-APR-13 SNOW-ANN 53.2 31.0 22.2 SNOWIER 5 WET
JUL-APR-13 SNOW-SEA 75.0 46.8 28.2 SNOWIER 5 WET
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
JAN-APR EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-APR MAX 45.2 1931 7.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-APR MAX 28.0 1893 -9.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-APR MIN 25.8 2012 8.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-APR MIN 8.8 1950 -9.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-APR MEAN 35.5 2012 7.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-APR MEAN 19.1 1893 -8.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-APR HDD-ANN 3546 1931 -918 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-APR HDD-ANN 5507 1936 1043 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-APR HDD-SEA 6304 1968 -1336 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-APR HDD-SEA 8820 1997 1180 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-APR CDD 36 1915 32 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-APR CDD 0 2011 -4 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-APR PRECIP 11.75 1929 5.57 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-APR PRECIP 2.23 1987 -3.95 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-APR SNOW-ANN 80.0 1929 49.0 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-APR SNOW-ANN 8.7 1921 -22.3 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-APR SNOW-SEA 89.5 1997 42.7 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-APR SNOW-SEA 15.1 1968 -31.7 DRIEST 1 DRY
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CARLYON